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civil war
chapter 15 &16 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sectionalism | loyalty to a reigon |
| fugitive | runaway or trying to run away |
| secede | to leave or withdraw |
| abstain | to not take part in some activty |
| popular sorvereignty | political theory that government is subject to the will of people |
| border ruffians | missorians who traveled in armed groups to vote in kansas's election during the mid-1850's |
| Aresenal | a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group. |
| Martyr | A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs. |
| Secession | the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state. |
| State rights | Refers to political powers reserved for the U.S. state governments rather than the federal government according to the United States Constitution. |
| Border state | Any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War. |
| Blockade | An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. |
| Offensive | An attacking military campaign |
| Rebel | Rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or ruler. |
| Yankee | A person who lives in, or is from, the US. |
| Blockade runer | A vessel that runs or attempts to run into or out of a blockaded port. |
| Ironclad | A 19th-century warship with armor plating. |
| Casuality | A person killed or injured in a war or accident |
| Emancipate | Set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions. |
| Ratify | Sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid. |
| Habeas corpus | A writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention. |
| Draft | Compulsory recruitment for military service |
| Bounty | Generosity; liberality. |
| Greenback | A dollar bill; a dollar. |
| Inflation | Increase (something) by a large or excessive amount |
| Entrenched | (of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained. |
| Total war | A war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded. |
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